| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 06 11:12PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 9, Round 4 - Literature Entertainment - Can We Do Something about the Title? The studio likes the story, but they think the title needs more oomph. We'll give you the name of the source material and something about the movie it inspired. You give the movie's title (which in some cases was also adopted for later editions of the source work). 1. "Flowers For Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. Cliff Robertson won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1968 film. 2. "A Jest of God" by Margaret Laurence. 1968 film directed by Paul Newman. 3. "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. Film versions directed by Paul Verhoeven and Len Wiseman in 1990 and 2012 respectively. 4. John D. MacDonald's "The Executioners." Film versions starred Gregory Peck and Nick Nolte, in 1962 and 1991 respectively. 5. "Red Alert" by Peter George. Stanley Kubrick film, 1962. 6. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. 1979 movie. 7. "The Body" by Stephen King. 1986 movie. 8. "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella. 1989 movie. 9. "Wiseguys" by Nicholas Pileggi. 1990 movie directed by Scorsese. 10. "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorpe. 1988 movie starred Bruce Willis. * Game 9, Round 6 - Entertainment Geography - TV Land This round is about TV series and the places where they are set (not where they are shot). 1. Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendy Malick star in this sitcom whose title mentions a US city. Give that title. 2. Name the vampire/supernatural HBO series that wrapped last August that's set in Bon Temps, Louisiana. For the remaining questions, just name the place where the series is set. In the case of metropolitan areas, the major city of that area will do. 3. "Less Than Kind" -- Canadian city. 4. "Republic of Doyle" -- Canadian city. 5. "Flashpoint" -- Canadian city. 6. "I Love Lucy" -- US city. 7. "Queer as Folk", the US version -- US city. 8. "Frasier" -- US city. 9. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -- US city. 10. "Dragnet". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "No flames were used in the creation of msb@vex.net | this message." -- Ray Depew My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 07 05:25AM > about the Title? > 1. "Flowers For Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. Cliff Robertson won > the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1968 film. Charly > 3. "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. > Film versions directed by Paul Verhoeven and Len Wiseman in > 1990 and 2012 respectively. Total Recall > 5. "Red Alert" by Peter George. Stanley Kubrick film, 1962. Dr. Strangelove > 6. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. 1979 movie. Apocalypse Now > 7. "The Body" by Stephen King. 1986 movie. Stand By Me > 8. "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella. 1989 movie. Eight Men Out; Field of Dreams > 9. "Wiseguys" by Nicholas Pileggi. 1990 movie directed by Scorsese. Goodfellas > 1. Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendy Malick > star in this sitcom whose title mentions a US city. Give that > title. Chicks in Cleveland > 2. Name the vampire/supernatural HBO series that wrapped last > August that's set in Bon Temps, Louisiana. True Blood > 3. "Less Than Kind" -- Canadian city. Toronto; Vancouver > 4. "Republic of Doyle" -- Canadian city. Toronto; Halifax > 5. "Flashpoint" -- Canadian city. Vancouver; Toronto > 6. "I Love Lucy" -- US city. Los Angeles > 7. "Queer as Folk", the US version -- US city. San Francisco > 8. "Frasier" -- US city. Seattle > 9. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -- US city. Minneapolis > 10. "Dragnet". Los Angeles -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 07 06:26AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:It-dnX7mUK3WXTHJnZ2dnUU7- > about the Title? > 1. "Flowers For Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. Cliff Robertson won > the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1968 film. "Charly" > 2. "A Jest of God" by Margaret Laurence. 1968 film directed by > Paul Newman. "Rachel, Rachel" > 3. "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. > Film versions directed by Paul Verhoeven and Len Wiseman in > 1990 and 2012 respectively. "Total Recall" > 4. John D. MacDonald's "The Executioners." Film versions starred > Gregory Peck and Nick Nolte, in 1962 and 1991 respectively. "Cape Fear" > 5. "Red Alert" by Peter George. Stanley Kubrick film, 1962. "Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (although that was a 1964 film) > 6. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. 1979 movie. "Apocalypse Now" > 7. "The Body" by Stephen King. 1986 movie. "Stand by Me" > 8. "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella. 1989 movie. "Field of Dreams" > 9. "Wiseguys" by Nicholas Pileggi. 1990 movie directed by Scorsese. "Goodfellas" > 10. "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorpe. 1988 movie starred > Bruce Willis. "Die Hard" > 1. Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendy Malick > star in this sitcom whose title mentions a US city. Give that > title. "Hot in Cleveland" > 2. Name the vampire/supernatural HBO series that wrapped last > August that's set in Bon Temps, Louisiana. "True Blood" > is set. In the case of metropolitan areas, the major city of that > area will do. > 3. "Less Than Kind" -- Canadian city. Vancouver; Edmonton > 4. "Republic of Doyle" -- Canadian city. Vancouver; Edmonton > 5. "Flashpoint" -- Canadian city. Vancouver; Edmonton > 6. "I Love Lucy" -- US city. New York City > 7. "Queer as Folk", the US version -- US city. Pittsburgh > 8. "Frasier" -- US city. Seattle > 9. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -- US city. Minneapolis > 10. "Dragnet". Los Angeles -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 07 01:19AM -0600 In article <It-dnX7mUK3WXTHJnZ2dnUU7-XednZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > some cases was also adopted for later editions of the source work). > 1. "Flowers For Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. Cliff Robertson won > the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1968 film. Charly > 3. "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. > Film versions directed by Paul Verhoeven and Len Wiseman in > 1990 and 2012 respectively. dammit > 4. John D. MacDonald's "The Executioners." Film versions starred > Gregory Peck and Nick Nolte, in 1962 and 1991 respectively. > 5. "Red Alert" by Peter George. Stanley Kubrick film, 1962. Dr. Strangelove or how . . . > 6. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. 1979 movie. Apocalypse Now > 7. "The Body" by Stephen King. 1986 movie. Stand By Me > 8. "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella. 1989 movie. Field of Dreams > 9. "Wiseguys" by Nicholas Pileggi. 1990 movie directed by Scorsese. Goodfellas > 1. Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendy Malick > star in this sitcom whose title mentions a US city. Give that > title. Hot in Cleveland > 2. Name the vampire/supernatural HBO series that wrapped last > August that's set in Bon Temps, Louisiana. True Blood > 3. "Less Than Kind" -- Canadian city. > 4. "Republic of Doyle" -- Canadian city. > 5. "Flashpoint" -- Canadian city. Toronto > 6. "I Love Lucy" -- US city. New York City (I'm pretty sure they moved to Hollywood a few years into the show.) > 7. "Queer as Folk", the US version -- US city. > 8. "Frasier" -- US city. Seattle > 9. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -- US city. Minneapolis > 10. "Dragnet". Los Angeles |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 06 11:10PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Let's find out. > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? Lord Byron. 4 for Joshua and Peter. > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Ludwig van Beethoven. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Björn. > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? His 3-year-old son, Napoleon II. He never took real power; just days later, in effect Napoleon I abdicated on his son's behalf. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Björn. > 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what > type of vehicle? (Steam) locomotive. I accepted "steam engine" (but only because we already had the context of vehicles) and scored "train" as almost correct. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Björn. 3 for Pete. This question was defective in the original game: it said Stephenson introduced "the first example of what type of locomotive"? The answer expected was "steam", even though that was the only kind of locomotive for most of the 19th century -- which is why I'm accepting "locomotive" alone for this revised question -- and the actual first one was created, not by Stephenson in 1814, but by Richard Trevithick around 1802. When the question was read, I did not imagine that they'd made that error, and could only think they must be asking for some steam-locomotive *design feature* invented by Stephenson. I was preparing to suggest the multi-tubular boiler (which was actually introduced by Stephenson's son Robert and by Marc Seguin in the late 1820s) -- when my teammate, whose question it was and who is somewhat less attuned to railway history than me, answered "Steam?" > 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark, > which had housed over 3,000 books? Library of Congress. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? "The Star-Spangled Banner". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, Pete, and Björn. > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? Beer. 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin. > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? Plastic (cosmetic, reconstructive) surgery. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, Pete, and Björn. > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? "The Times" (London). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Björn. 3 for Pete. > Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding, > Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames. > Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea. This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni > and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname. > What is it? Salmon Capital of the World. (Anything along these lines, with "salmon", was sufficient.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year > filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs, > saying it's time for a new catchphrase. Edmonton AB. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. The Edmonton Oilers won 5 out of 7 Stanley Cups in 1984-90; the Edmonton Eskimos won 7 out of 14 Grey Cups in 1975-88, including 5 consecutive ones, 1978-82; and Kurt Browning won 4 out of 5 world men's singles figure-skating championships in 1989-93. Since then, not so much. > 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not > "all of them".) Brandon. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's > Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in > what is now Canada. Name it. St. John NB. (Not to be confused with St. John's NF.) 4 for Marc and Pete. > 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish". Antigonish NS. > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". Regina SK. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is > nicknamed "Dead Rear". Red Deer AB (duh). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed > "Speedy Creek". Swift Current SK. > 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of > Confederation". Charlottetown PE. 4 for Dan Tilque and Björn. > 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>". > Fill in the blank. Brampton. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Can Dan Tilque 28 20 48 Dan Blum 31 12 43 Joshua Kreitzer 28 12 40 Peter Smyth 32 0 32 Pete Gayde 22 10 32 "Calvin" 30 0 30 Björn Lundin 24 4 28 Erland Sommarskog 20 8 28 Marc Dashevsky 12 8 20 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style msb@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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